Police search Diamond Hill after woman seen with knife
On.cc · 6 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Police mounted a large-scale search in Diamond Hill on Sunday evening after MTR staff reported that a middle-aged woman was suspected of carrying a knife from Diamond Hill Station toward Hollywood Plaza at about 6:50pm. Officers searched the mall and reviewed CCTV footage, with multiple reports saying the woman was last seen in the Tsz Ching Estate area of Tsz Wan Shan. Some reports said the woman had brandished an about eight-inch ceramic knife near the station customer service centre and struck fare gates, drawing staff attention. By about 10pm, officers had identified a unit in Ching Fai House as a possible location and prepared forced-entry tools after no one answered the door.
Key Points
- Police received the report at about 6:50pm on Sunday from MTR staff at Diamond Hill Station, who said a woman was suspected of holding a fruit knife.
- on.cc and am730 reported the weapon was an about eight-inch grey-white ceramic knife, while public broadcaster RTHK described it as a fruit knife.
- Officers, including counter-terror personnel carrying round shields, searched inside Hollywood Plaza but found no trace of the woman at that stage.
- After checking CCTV footage, police said the woman was last seen around Tsz Ching Estate in Tsz Wan Shan, prompting a wider search nearby.
- The case was classified as “suspicious person found”, and later reports said officers focused on a unit in Ching Fai House around 10pm.
Why It Matters
The incident caused a visible armed police response at a major transport interchange and shopping centre, locations that are heavily used by residents on weekend evenings. It also shows how quickly a report from frontline MTR staff can trigger CCTV tracing and a wider search across nearby housing estates when a possible weapon is involved.